Category: News

Obaseki advocates improved healthcare for Edo indigenes
February 14, 2017 No Responses

Obaseki advocates improved healthcare for Edo indigenes

Edo State Governor Mr. Godwin Obaseki has called on Edo National Association Worldwide (ENAW) to join hands with his administration for improved and better health care for the people of the state. He made the call while receiving members of...
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Whistle-Blower Policy: FG recovers $151m, N8b looted funds
February 13, 2017 No Responses

Whistle-Blower Policy: FG recovers $151m, N8b looted funds

The Federal Government’s Whistle-blower policy has started yielding fruit as it has so far led to the recovery of US$151 million and 8 billion Naira in looted funds, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has said. In...
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Fashola inspects work on Kaduna-Abuja highway, seeks careful driving
February 13, 2017 No Responses

Fashola inspects work on Kaduna-Abuja highway, seeks careful driving

 Ahead of the planned reconstruction and repair of the Abuja Airport runway which would lead to a diversion of air traffic and passengers from Abuja to Kaduna, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, at the weekend...
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Ogbeh lauds FG’s new plan for Niger Delta
February 12, 2017 No Responses

Ogbeh lauds FG’s new plan for Niger Delta

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh has commended the recently unveiled Federal Government’s plan for the Niger Delta region especially the proposed modular  refineries as announced by the Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo d...
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Waste is Nigeria’s greatest challenge, says Obaseki
February 11, 2017 No Responses

Waste is Nigeria’s greatest challenge, says Obaseki

The greatest challenge facing Nigeria as a nation is that of waste. There is so much waste in this country, Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has said. The Governor also said that now is the time to think about...
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Customs promotes 1,561 junior officers
February 11, 2017 No Responses

Customs promotes 1,561 junior officers

The Comptroller General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (Rtd) has approved the promotion of 1,561 Junior Officers to various ranks. A statement explained that the promotion “which is based on the performances of the personnel at the 2016 promotion...
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Safety Standard: NPA partners FRSC on March 1 deadline for trucks at Seaports
February 10, 2017 No Responses

Safety Standard: NPA partners FRSC on March 1 deadline for trucks at Seaports

By Moses Ebosele –  The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority ( NPA), Ms Hadiza Bala Usman has urged the Federal Road Safety Commission ( FRSC) to commence  enforcement of Minimum Standard of Safety and Road Worthiness ( MSSRW) for...
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Obaseki tasks Pensions Fund Administrators on quality service delivery
February 10, 2017 No Responses

Obaseki tasks Pensions Fund Administrators on quality service delivery

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has assured the Pensions Fund Managers of his administration’s support in ensuring quality service delivery to Edo State workforce who are currently keying into the Contributory Pension Scheme. Godwin Obaseki who recent...
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PwC: How to lift Nigeria’s GDP from 22nd to 14th in Africa by 2050
February 9, 2017 No Responses

PwC: How to lift Nigeria’s GDP from 22nd to 14th in Africa by 2050

 A new report from the stable of PwC has predicted that Nigeria could move up the GDP rankings in Africa from 22nd place to 14th by 2050. However, the report titled: “The Long View: How will the global economic order...
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FOU Zone ‘C’ impounds 17 items, recovers 21 underpayments in January
February 9, 2017 No Responses

FOU Zone ‘C’ impounds 17 items, recovers 21 underpayments in January

For the month January, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone ‘C’, Owerri confiscated seventeen (17) prohibited items and 21 underpayments recovered with a total sum of one hundred and ninety-four million, six hundred and fif...
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WFE unveils white paper on CCP recovery, resolution
February 8, 2017 No Responses

WFE unveils white paper on CCP recovery, resolution

The World Federation of Exchanges on Tuesday published a white paper entitled ‘The interplay between Central Counterparty (CCP) recovery and resolution: a global perspective’, setting out the views of the exchange and CCP community from a global practition...
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ACG Abueh task officers on vigilance, dedication
February 8, 2017 No Responses

ACG Abueh task officers on vigilance, dedication

The Zonal Coordinator Zone “A” of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Assistant Comptroller General of Customs, ACG Abueh Monday (mni) has charged officers and men of the Service to be extra vigilant and dedicated to their duties. Addressing officers during....
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Nigeria Railway boss explains increase in Abuja-Kaduna fare
February 8, 2017 No Responses

Nigeria Railway boss explains increase in Abuja-Kaduna fare

The Managing Director, Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Fidet Okhiria, has explained that the increase in fare of Abuja-Kaduna rail line was to meet up with the part cost of the rail operations. Mr. Okhiria told the News Agency of Nigeria...
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‘My conversation with Buhari was focused on economy, Budget’
February 7, 2017 No Responses

‘My conversation with Buhari was focused on economy, Budget’

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has assured the nation that President Muhammadu Buhari is hale and hearty and would return home as soon as he completes the necessary tests recommended by his doctors in the United Kingdom. Prof. Osinbajo gave...
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